Written answers

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Local Government Reform
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of Putting People First; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/13]
    • Local and Community Development Programme
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline a county breakdown of the local development budget; the total administration costs per local authority and...
    • Local Authority Staff
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of RAPID coordinators employed full time by local authorities on the RAPID programme; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to bring forward the Foreshore and Marine Area Development Bill, in order to ensure that ports and harbours are...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of properties identified by the National Asset Management Agency for social...
    • Household Charge Collection
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the compliance rate for household charge payments on a county basis; the total national figure; and if he will make a statement...
    • Priory Hall Development
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from Justice Finnegan on all outstanding Priory Hall, Dublin, issues; his plan, if any, to...
    • Water Services Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for waste water treatment plants outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992 and the...
    • Leader Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expected percentage of projects approved under the LEADER process that will not be completed and draw down any money under...
    • Commercial Rates Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all community child care groups will have their premises exempt from payment of commercial rates; if so, the basis for...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that allow for a pro-rata change in the shared ownership rent subsidy during a current year in...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the current guidelines for the installation of wind turbines are sufficiently robust; and his further...
    • Leader Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of project money approved to date under the LEADER programme; the total amount of money available under this...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that the production of a climate change bill that does not have carbon emission targets for both 2020 and...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures he will take to ensure that Ireland will not exceed emissions limits laid out under the EU Effort Sharing...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set out his plans to deal with a shortage of local authority housing; if he intendeds to address the issue of the...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the services to be provided in the expenditure of up to €50 million in the pyrite resolution process will be decided...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the recent underspend of €50 million by local authorities on Traveller accommodation in view of...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund Grants
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the new schemes or programmes he intends to fund in 2013 out of the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a...
    • Environmental Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review regulations in relation to environmental impact assessments in view of the decision of a company (details...
    • Forestry Sector
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised any concern with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to the effect the proposed sale of...
    • RAPID Programme
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the latest date on which the National Monitoring Committee for the RAPID programme met; when their next meeting is scheduled;...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the local government boundary review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/13]
    • Motor Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on discussions taking place between the CCMA and his Department on the retention of some of motor...
    • Building Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the housing units/apartments constructed during the past ten years comply with fire safety regulations....
    • Water Quality
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects ground water quality to improve over the next five years with particular reference to upgrading...
    • EU Directives
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is working with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht on the implementation of the March 2012 of a resolution of...
    • Water Supply
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been provided during his period in office for reducing unaccounted for water including all...
    • Mountain Access Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is intended to make the pilot scheme for access to hills and mountains fully operational; if he is satisfied that this...
    • Local Authority Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form for each local authority indicating the allocation of funding in 2012 and 2013...
    • Local Authority Charges
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government noting that self-declarations of the liability for the local property tax can be made in March 2013, with payments from July...
    • Planning Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the establishment of a planning regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/13]
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in rural Ireland where persons have had their sheep herds attacked by domestic...
    • Local Government Reform
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent visit by the the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Monitoring...
    • Local Authority Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the Local Government Fund allocation to each local authority in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Tourism Industry
      To ask the Taoiseach further to the statements by the Irish Hotels Federation criticising both the detail of statistics collected by the Central Statistics Office in respect of tourist behaviour,...
    • Grocery Industry
      To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons in employment here in the retail grocery sector; if he will provide a breakdown of figures available to show the number of persons employed in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Taoiseach the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12374/13]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Human Rights Issues
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) with the US authorities. [12315/13]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take the lead through both funding and diplomacy in Irish Aid’s priority countries to guarantee safe spaces...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the recent UN-drafted peace deal for the Democratic Republic of Congo which has been signed by...
    • Presidential Distinguished Service Awards
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he will open the nomination process for the 2013 Presidential Distinguished Services Award for the Irish Abroad; and if he...
    • Human Rights Issues
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement he has with programme country governments funded by Ireland through Irish Aid, to establish the...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the need for all Members of the...
  • Department of Finance
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      To ask the Minister for Finance whether there will be a €20 billion reduction in the National Treasury Management Agency's market borrowing requirements in the next decade (details...
    • Universal Social Charge
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the universal social charge for one income families which are struggling with the cost of living; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is due a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12320/13]
    • Property Taxation Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects local property tax to be deductible from rental income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/13]
    • Property Taxation Application
      To ask the Minister for Finance if, in regard to local property tax, he will outline the situation that will apply when a taxpayer has declared a particular value in good faith but the property...
    • Ministerial Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Finance the costs of providing telephone in the homes of Ministers and Junior Ministers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/13]
    • Ministerial Transport
      To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of drivers of each vehicle assigned to him and Junior Ministers in his Department since March 2011; the mileage and other costs claimed in respect of each...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit cards issued to staff and Ministers in his Department and the total costs of each card since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that payments have been made to unsecured creditors by the liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in return...
    • IBRC Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the pressure being experienced by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation workers following the change in the terms of their redundancy package; and if...
    • Mortgage Interest Relief
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to a person's interaction with their bank on their mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on...
    • EU Directives
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the details of the EU agreement on capping bankers' bonuses; when the agreement will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of unsecured creditors at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation when it was placed in special liquidation on 6 February 2013. [12622/13]
    • Deposit Guarantee Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 181 of 26 February 2013, which showed that deposits in Irish banks, based on which these banks hand over 0.2% at the end of each...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the policy of Allied Irish Banks in which he is the shareholder of 99.8% of the shares in writing down debt owed on commercial loans and if...
    • Eligible Liabilities Guarantee
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown by covered institution of the €1,235,980,000 in 2011 and €1,024,786,000 in 2012 of Eligible...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 on 27 February 2013, if he will confirm if it is KPMG corporate finance that will provide the independent valuation of the...
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      To ask the Minister for Finance the involvement of KPMG in the sale of mortgage loan books at Permanent TSB and to provide an assessment of that company’s performance in selling...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an assessment of the disposal price of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage loan book if sold as one job lot and if broken down into...
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of what is involved in the valuation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage loan book; and if he will confirm the time...
    • Tax Reliefs
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 23 January 2013, if he is now in a position to provide the data requested. [12744/13]
    • Tax Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding moneys due to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/13]
    • IBRC Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the liquidator of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has been in contact with any other financial institution asking them not to employ current...
    • Legislative Programme
      To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to publish the Betting Amendment Bill. [12875/13]
    • Tax Reliefs
      To ask the Minister for Finance the approved bodies that have benefitted from tax relief on donations made to them in the last year for which figures are available; and the value of the tax...
    • Grocery Industry
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the profits earned by grocery chains here in recent years; if he will provide a breakdown of the largest earnings; and if he will...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the main banks are charging customers/businesses if they visit the person to discuss mortgage repayment difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Excise Duties Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in excise returns by category and by month from January 2011 to February 2013. [12950/13]
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department estimates the illicit trade in tobacco to be worth in terms of lost revenue to the State and lost trade to the economy. [12951/13]
    • Property Valuations
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise whom a person (details supplied) in County Kerry should contact regarding a panel of valuers for the valuation of property for the real estate...
    • IBRC Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Antrim whose personal circumstances are changing due to the liquidation of the Irish Bank...
    • State Banking Sector
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of results for 2012 by Bank of Ireland, in which he owns 15% of the ordinary shares, if he will provide his reaction to the performance...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to the eventual publication on or after 4 March 2013, of the Directions given by him to the National Asset Management Agency in respect of the liquidation...
    • NAMA Debtors
      To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards the National Asset Management Agency has in place to ensure that its debtors provide accurate accounting for their businesses and that benefits are...
    • NAMA Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards the National Asset Management Agency has in place to ensure its employees, particularly its asset managers do not become compromised, for example,...
    • Tax Reliefs
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details suplied) regarding tax relief on nursing home fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13107/13]
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for imposing a tax on maternity on maternity benefit.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13108/13]
    • Disabled Drivers
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for remission of vehicle registration tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Construction Sector Strategy
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy and its achievements since March 2011 in supporting displaced construction workers to develop skill sets for deployment in growing and...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow who have a recommendation from the early intervention team to split their child's...
    • Student Support Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding he will allocate to the student assistance fund for the academic year beginning September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing schools to combine their learning support hours allocation and their resource hours allocation to enable them to provide...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of telephones and ICT provided to the constituency offices including monthly phone bills of Ministers and Junior Ministers in his Department...
    • State Examinations Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons that reasonable accommodation has not been made available to a leaving certificate student (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 16 January 2013, if he will intervene and assist with the cooperative initiative by a school (details...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Student Support Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be fairly treated; and if he will restore the grant for Gaeltacht courses in order to ensure...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is true that three out of five grant applications for students are overturned and appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills as of 1 March 2013, the number of students still waiting to have their Student Universal Support Ireland grant applications dealt with; and if he will...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what happens if a person's (details supplied) financial circumstances change during an academic year which would make them eligible for a third level...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding accommodation works at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the number of appeals that have been referred from Student Universal Support Ireland to the Student Grants Appeal...
    • Student Grant Scheme Delays
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in awarding the student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly and when they may expect to receive...
    • Pupil Transfers
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review circular 32/03 section 3, transfer of pupils to another primary school to repeat sixth class; if he is satisfied that this is a...
    • Gratuity Grant Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for gratuity grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and further to Parliamentary...
    • Teacher Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an on-going redeployment issue for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention...
    • School Enrolments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose daughter is not eligible for a primary school place due to her age; and if he...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of the amount of the grant awarded to a student who wished to receive the special rate of maintenance...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the public procurement by his Department particularly in the area of school suppliers of arts and graphic products who have vast...
    • School Disputes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, to resolve a lengthy dispute; and if he will make a...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the higher diploma in montessori teaching course at a college (details supplied) in Dublin is not funded by the Student Universal Support...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has put in place to tackle educational disadvantage for deaf children. [12874/13]
    • Múinteoirí Bunscoile agus Meánscoile
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na hathruithe atá déanta ar na liúntais Ghaeilge, Ghaeltachta agus Oileáin a bhíonn á n-íoc le...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 20 September, the number of the 27 schools listed that are in band rating 2.1 and are not included in the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in counties Wicklow and Carlow that were provided for under his Department's additional accommodation scheme and emergency works approval...
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons on the payroll of his Department, both Department employees and teachers in schools nationwide; the number of physical payslips...
    • Teacher Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to new applicants for panel rights at primary teacher level including applicants who previously applied in 2012, if a person (details...
    • Library Services
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, in respect of library services in university libraries, the percentage of total spend allocated to the library...
    • School Curriculum
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the social, personal and health education programme currently run in second level schools as a compulsory part of the curriculum, his plans...
    • School Patronage
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to set up an Educate Together primary school in the Sandymount/Ringsend area of Dublin. [12952/13]
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding inclusion for the consideration of the Residential Institutions Redress Board. [12953/13]
    • School Transport
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.113 of 29 November 2012, if the shortfall due to the family (details supplied) has been paid out to the said...
    • Cóiríocht Scoile
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé mhéad bunscoil agus iarbhunscoil, faoi seach, atá i gcóiríocht shealadach agus cé mhéad díobh sin gur...
    • School Enrolments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline secondary school options available for children in Ashbourne, County Meath; if he will detail plans for the new secondary school;...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13072/13]
    • Third Level Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the free fees scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Pensions
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the pension related deduction is ever going to be refunded to those with salaries of less than €30,000 as originally stated when...
    • Croke Park Agreement Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the severity of the Croke Park two proposed cuts to low and middle income pay, following significant reductions in take home pay...
    • Croke Park Agreement Savings
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will estimate by year in each of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 the gross savings arising from changes in the Croke Park two to overtime...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Sector Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the moratorium on public sector recruitment has been lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12503/13]
    • National Procurement Service Framework Agreements
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the multi supplier framework agreement for the supply of monochrome and colour printers and multi function devices is consistent with...
    • Croke Park Agreement Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the revised Croke Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Lottery Licence Sale
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 6% retail agents' margin will be ringfenced in the National Lottery Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12659/13]
    • Flood Relief Schemes Funding
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the way money has been allocated to Clonakilty Town Council and or Cork County Council to carry out minor works in...
    • State Property
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the circumstances in which Ballyhoura Estates Ltd, consisting of a substantial house, outbuildings and over 130 acres of...
    • Croke Park Agreement Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the changes to redeployment arrangements as proposed in Croke Park 2 has extended the 45km radius to 90km;and the reason the new proposals...
    • Public Sector Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the premium payment under the retired Garda pension scheme which relates to the number of unsociable hours worked during...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Farm Safety
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the use of gypsum CsS04 for under bedding farm animals in view of the fact that it a highly toxic gas when it is eventually...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement...
    • Intellectual Property Protocol
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the intellectual property protocol here contributes to the country's attractiveness as a location for foreign direct investment,...
    • Departmental Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the schemes available for persons taking voluntary redundancy in the public sector who wish to start their own business and create...
    • Work Permit Applications
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12655/13]
    • Joint Labour Committees Abolition
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered the recommendation of Retail, Grocery, Dairy and Allied Traders Association to abolish the retail grocery JLC, the...
    • Gambling Sector
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Enterprise Ireland does not support companies that operate in the gambling sector including high-tech companies that earn their...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of support that will be provided for Kerry Technology Park's collaborative programmes, Young Entrepreneurial Programme, Junior...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Child Benefit Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a child benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for on disability allowance issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours a person on a welfare payment may work per week without losing their benefits. [12312/13]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 had their jobseeker's allowance cut off before Christmas 2012; and when payment will be restored....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the costs of providing hardware and software to her home and the home of Junior Minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse their application for invalidly in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any additional costs other than telephones, ICT and monthly phone bills are being paid to constituency office by her Department; and if she will make...
    • Illness Benefit Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Laois at the end of their term of receipt of partial disability payment in the event that...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of drivers of each vehicle assigned to her and Junior Ministers in her Department since March 2011; the mileage and other costs claimed in...
    • Child Benefit Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a child benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12467/13]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the continued delay in the awarding of jobseeker's allowance in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the continued delay in the awarding of rent support in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of credit cards issued to staff and Ministers in her Department and the total costs of each card since March 2011; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the avenue available to a person who is unemployed or disabled who wishes to pursue a community employment or FÁS training course and so on but who...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Community and Employment Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a resolution available to the anomaly that prevented a person (details supplied) in Cork from pursuing an appropriate supervisory position...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide detail on the recent EU EPSCO Council meeting and the agreement reached on an EU youth guarantee; the way a guarantee scheme will...
    • Rural Social Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position of the rural social scheme; if she will provide details of the likely changes that may be made to the scheme in the coming year; and...
    • Community Welfare Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the community welfare offices currently in Curlew Road, Limekiln Road and Cashel Road are being moved into Parnell Road; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [12593/13]
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re examine increasing the number of childcare places, currently 6,000, in order to allow for help for one parent families who face a cut in...
    • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Strategies
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the clear, controlled targets used within her Department for clearing backlogs in applications and appeals for illness schemes; and if...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of full time medical assessors are or have been employed by her Department to oversee illness scheme applications and appeals presently and...
    • Departmental Equipment
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the IT cataloguing system that is used by her Department to accept and process illness benefit claims and appeals; the procedure from initial application...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an oral hearing is given in respect of an appeal against a decision to refuse an application for an invalidity pension in respect...
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a myriad of self-employed people are deemed to be underpaid with their PRSI and social welfare contributions between the years of 1988 and...
    • Family Income Supplement Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appal for family income supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which the imputed annual income has been determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if her attention has been drawn...
    • Household Benefits
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the new broadcasting charge will be covered under the household benefits package in the same way that the TV licence currently is; and if she will...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a claim for jobseeker's allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was suspended; and the reason this person was...
    • Invalidity Pension Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears in relation to invalidity pension will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [12762/13]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for a domiciliary care allowance now under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the establishment of sixty two social welfare offices around the country; in view of the fact that there are presently in place a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been a community employment supervisor is eligible to apply for CE. [12826/13]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12833/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for rent supplement will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will...
    • Live Register Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of non Irish citizens on the live register; the total amount of expenditure in her Department associated with these persons; if she will...
    • Employment Support Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for excluding certain unemployed persons from State supported re-employment and re-entry courses because they have not been unemployed long...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria that must be met to be eligible for the exceptional heating payment. [12943/13]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a carer's allowance application that was made in June 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) has still not been reached and remains in...
    • Redundancy Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the reason it took nine years for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to receive their rebate from her Department in respect...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the names of the four persons that she appointed to the Social Welfare Tribunal Board; the amount each member has been paid in...
    • Employment Support Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the training and internship schemes that are open to self employed persons who are not signing on but not working; and...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for farm assist will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; the reason for the delay in making the...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Bodies
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 19 February 2013, if he will provide the names of the three board members who have decided to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount of grant aid provided under ACCESS I and II for the development of a new museum in County Sligo; the total estimated...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of leases held by Udarás na Gaeltachta to which they are the lessor and the total of such leases that have upward...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost per job created and cost per job retained by Udarás na Gaeltachta. [12589/13]
    • Broadband Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of Udarás na Gaeltachta business units that have broadband; the number with broadband access with download speeds...
    • Departmental Advertising Campaigns
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will explain the miswording on the advertisement in relation to submissions for the environmental impact statement on Moore Street,...
    • Seal Deaths
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will meet with the Irish Seal Sanctuary in order to deal with the reports of multiple seal deaths many of which appear to be...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Exploration Licences
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will wait until the results of the Envirnmental Impact Assessment study have come back and are fully considered before...
    • Fisheries Protection
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he proposes to take to protect the native oyster beds on Lough Swilly; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will...
    • Wind Energy Strategy
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will take steps to initiate and undertake a strategic environmental assessment of Ireland's overall onshore wind energy...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the interest of choice and price competitiveness, if he will reconsider his policy towards an over reliance on individual...
    • Energy Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline proposals for the residential sector to transition from the retrofit scheme to a new pay as you save...
    • Renewable Energy Exports
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bord Na Móna recently issued a public request for tender seeking...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to commission any independent studies into the adverse health effect that low frequency noise has on residents...
    • Media Ownership
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that there is enough media diversity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/13]
    • Television Licence Fee Collection
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the remit of the value for money policy review group dealing with the television licence fee replacement...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the meetings he has had with independent broadcasters of Ireland representing the big media companies (details supplied) and...
    • Electricity Generation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give an update on the micro-generation scheme that was announced in February 2009; when decisions will be made and...
    • Broadband Services Speeds
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the roll out of high speed broadband nationally, the action being taken to improve the speed in Whitechuch,...
    • Mobile Telephony
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing measures that would require mobile phone network providers to ensure that all phone users,...
    • Mining Industry
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the current use of the former tailing pond site in the Silvermines, County Tipperary is safe and poses no...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing a special rate of motor tax for pre 2008 seven seat family vehicles similar to the commercial...
    • Water Meters
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the conditions for inclusion on the sub-contractor panel for water...
    • Road Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the issue of road maintenance in Waterford city and county (details supplied); and the timeframe for same....
    • Constitutional Amendments
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be possible to hold a referendum regarding changing the wording of the Constitution to allow for TD numbers to be...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all properties purchased since 2003 for the purpose of providing homelessness accommodation by...
    • Fire Service Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has completed its consideration of a formal sanction in consultation with Dublin City Council, for the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make...
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non principal private residence payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [12661/13]
    • Mortgage Arrears Rate
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has carried out an impact assessment on the potential effect on the numbers in mortgage distress if water charges are...
    • European Parliament Elections
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will specify the time frame for the re-drawing of the European Parliament Constituencies; if his new regional authorities...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a proposed sewage scheme (details supplied) in County Donegal. [12801/13]
    • Local Authority Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the money collected for the household charge will be distributed to local authorities in view of the fact that it is a...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his plans to extend the Ringsend waste water plant, Dublin, if he will ensure that appropriate assessments are...
    • Security of the Elderly
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available to enable senior alert schemes to provide carbon monoxide alarms to the disabled and the...
    • Leader Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the amount of LEADER funding available, approved and paid out by each local partnership...
    • Local Authority Staff
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff that have been lost by the four Dublin region local authorities each year for the past five years, in...
    • Planning Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are obliged to follow the Development Contributions Guidelines for Planning Authorities as issued by his...
    • Homelessness Strategy
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that he has the most up-to-date information on homelessness; the sources of this information for the...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department's pursuit of the use of social housing bonds to develop more permanent social...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for measures to ensure that local authorities properly draw down funding allocated to them in order to provide for...
    • Local Authority Housing Rents
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a commitment to local authority tenants that their rents will not increase or other services be cut as a result...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the removal of pyrite from affected homes; the numbers that have successfully been completed in...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on works to an estate (details supplied) in County Longford including the specific works that have...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown on a Dáil constituency basis of the number of persons on social housing waiting lists,...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to ensure better community relations between the Traveller and settled community particularly in...
    • Housing Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of publicly owned social housing units that were delivered in 2011 and 2012 respectively; and the targets for same...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is undertaking to ensure an improved system of social housing maintenance in local authorities with faster...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown based on local authority area of the current average turn around time for local authority...
    • Dublin City Development Plan
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish the new north fringe urban district as a strategic development zone to provide a statutory underpinning...
    • Urban Renewal Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will offer assistance towards urban renewal to towns or villages in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Electronic Voting Machines
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total realised for the sale/disposal of the electronic voting equipment which he inherited from his predecessor; and if he...
    • Septic Tank Remediation Grants
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to fund ground water pollution alleviation measures in the current year; and...
    • EU Directives
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department has yet to import any outstanding EU Directives; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to address the housing need as expressed by the number of families currently on waiting lists of local...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his priorities to meet in full the requests as set out by the various local authorities in the context of group water schemes;...
    • Water and Air Pollution
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of reported instances of water or air pollution in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Development Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any plans in place to reduce the level of development contribution charges which Wicklow County Council currently...
    • Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority for housing adaption grants respectively from 2008 to 2013 inclusive. [13075/13]
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if following approval for Phase 3 of the Mullaghmatt remedial works scheme, Monaghan town, and the expected commencement of...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Press Council Powers
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the Press Council has sufficient powers to enable them to balance press freedom with accuracy; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Operations
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role that he has in the location of speed cameras on the road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12740/13]
    • Departmental Contracts
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost to the Exchequer for G4S service contract for the new criminal courts building; the services provided by G4S under the terms of the...
    • Asylum Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of Tuesday 19 January 2013, if the eight persons purporting to be Syrian nationals provided documentation to...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to take action with all the relevant local stakeholders and agencies to address serious anti-social behaviour in Dublin's north inner city...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on progressing the Charities Act 2009; if a charities regulatory authority will be established to ensure accountability...
    • Crime Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the figures for crimes committed by persons who have absconded from Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow and Loughan House, County Cavan,...
    • Maintenance Orders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to ensure that maintenance orders are enforced. [12576/13]
    • Garda Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason candidates who have been on a Garda recruitment panel for years will have to reapply and start from scratch when the force seeks new...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering a review of existing licensing laws or proposing to introduce new legislation in or around late bar exemptions or on the way...
    • Property Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 26 February 2013, if he will provide an estimate of the total number of commercial leases here and the...
    • Garda Investigations
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the publication of what is claimed to be a transcript of a conversation (details supplied), if a complaint has been made to An Garda...
    • Magdalen Laundries Issues
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to the inclusion of former residents of an institution (details supplied) in the redress scheme under the aegis of Mr....
    • Competition Law
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will use the powers provided to him under the Criminal Justice Act 2011, to order that criminal offences under the Competition Acts be specified...
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attenttion has been drawn to the fact that the visa office is currently experiencing an upsurge in applications for Join Irish Citizen in the...
    • Immigration Status
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an appeal to the immigration bureau in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and when a decision will be decided....
    • Prisoner Transfers
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish nationals serving IPP sentences in British prisons; and if he has discussed this matter with his British counterpart in the...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to speed up the processing of Garda vetting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/13]
    • Garda Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider providing career paths for members of the Garda Reserve to become full members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent by his Department on appeals to High Court decisions in Hamzq, Hassan and Sulaimon; further, with reference to Justice...
    • Garda Deployment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by Garda station and by Garda rank who were in service in each county in the State on 31 December for each year from 2002 to...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question 381 on 7 February 2012, when a person (details supplied) may expect payment; and the reason for the long delay in...
    • Garda Operations
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has commissioned any person within his Department to examine international best practice in policing methods that could be adopted that may...
    • Legal Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the Legal Services Bill, if he will outline his vision to increased competition in the provision of legal services here; his views...
    • Sentencing Policy
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the mandatory minimum sentences already in place for offences to bring them more in line with the UK (details supplied); and if...
    • Illegal Moneylenders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislative change in the area of illegal money lenders since it is considered that current legislation prevents the vigorous...
    • Garda Deployment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the policing strategy and resources in place for the upcoming St. Patrick's bank holiday weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13028/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to revise the Sex Offenders Act 2001 to protect vulnerable persons against sexual exploitation and abuse; and if he will make a...
    • Prison Security
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of CCTV cameras in Castlerea Prison, County Roscommon; the number of those in use; the number that can be viewed simultaneously on monitors...
    • Departmental Properties
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total projected cost of the refurbishment of Harristown House, County Roscommon;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13088/13]
    • Open Prisons
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a security assessment has been completed regarding the use of Harristown House, County Roscommon as an open prison adjoining an existing secure...
  • Department of Defence
    • State Airports
      To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of providing security by the Defence Forces to Shannon Airport for 2003 to 2012 on a year by year basis and the money recouped by the State from Shannon...
    • Air Ambulance Service
      To ask the Minister for Defence the number of aeromedical call outs by the air ambulance based in Athlone since its inception; the number of patients transported for each category of emergency...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Defence the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12364/13]
    • Departmental Properties
      To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a building (details supplied) in North County Dublin and if it will be handed to the local community for its use; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that for many years employees of his Department were seconded to the Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society Ltd and...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration that has been given to including removing the current distinction between owned animals and those animals living in a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a...
    • Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal for grassland sheep scheme payments for 2010 and 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of mobile phones in use by him and Junior Minister and politically appointed staff; the total costs of the mobile phones since...
    • Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who planted land with forestry after 2006 will continue to receive the single farm payment for this land post 2014; the amount...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for agri environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and...
    • Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi scéim na limistéar faoi mhíbhuntáiste, 2012 le duine...
    • Dairy Efficiency Programme
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the 2011 dairy efficiency programme; and if he will...
    • Departmental Agencies
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ice plant in Dingle, County Kerry, if a group of persons were to come together to open the ice plant, if his Department...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme 1 capital payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost incurred by Bord Iascaigh Mhara of producing and distributing a flyer entitled Deep Sea Fish Farm, Galway - Telling Our Story as...
    • Animal Diseases
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the official bovine tag order form as issued by his Department used partly for the purpose of bovine identification and now...
    • Farm Safety
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that gypsum is now a very prominent form of animal bedding being used by farmers in slatted...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is refusing to make public the submissions lodged to his Department in relation to the proposed licence sought...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details provided) in County Galway may expect to receive their agri environment option scheme payment. [12809/13]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme 2012 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
    • Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12846/13]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if final payment under rural environment protection scheme 4 has been paid to a person (details provided) County Tipperary and if not,...
    • Fishing Fleet Modernisation
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his long-term plans for dedicated white-fish boats over 24 metres which are subject to increasing costs, fuel...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Bord Iascaigh Mhara
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cé mhéad airgead atá caite go dtí seo ag Bord Iascaigh Mhara ar an togra feirmeoireachta éisc i gCuan na...
    • Fish Quotas
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boats of less than 15 metres will be considered for extra quota for herring in Area Vla in view of the fact that there are less than 10...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence regarding the granting of a licence for a salmon farm (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 581 of 12 February 2013, when the person will receive their payment; and if he will make a statement...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for REP scheme payment in repsect of of a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be approved; and if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who had to sell some of their stock due to health issues will qualify for a area aid...
    • Fisheries Protection
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that have been taken to eliminate the damage being caused by Jagis Pacific Oyster in Lough Swilly; and if he will make a...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences which have been granted on Lough Swilly and the purpose of each licence;; and if he will make a...
    • Aquaculture Development
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks that have been carried out by his Department to examine potential oyster diseases in Lough Swilly;; and if he will make a...
    • Beef Industry Irregularities
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the broadcast of a BBC Spotlight programme on 5 March 2013 on the horse meat scandal, if he will confirm that his Department...
    • Land Issues
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide statistics for the number of hectares of leased /rented land by county for the most recent years available. [13111/13]
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list in tabular form the disadvantaged area scheme payments made on a county basis for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. [13113/13]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form the number of child minders advisory officers posts that she has withdrawn here by 28 February 2013 broken...
    • Child Protection
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in a tabular form the cuts she has imposed to the Empowerment Plus child protection services since she took office in 2011;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs of providing hardware and software to her home and the home of Junior Minister in her Department; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Aftercare Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide for after school care funded or part funded from the Exchequer; if she is considering sub-letting, or some arrangement,...
    • Child Protection
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the role of child art psychotherapy in Child Welfare and Protection Services; if she intends to make such psychotherapeutic...
    • Youth Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the funding allocation made to the CDYSB for each of the past five years with details of the element of this...
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all private residential child care centres including the names of the providers and the owners of the centres; the...
    • Children in Care
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of children in the care of the State placed in private residential child care centres at...
  • Department of Health
    • Prescription Charges
      To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow, who is in receipt of the disability allowance is exempt from paying the increased prescription charges; and if he...
    • Medicinal Products
      To ask the Minister for Health further to a report in a Sunday newspaper which suggested that generic drugs and medicines here cost as much as 24 times more than the same medicines in Britain,...
    • Water Fluoridation
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on acceptable levels of fluoride in water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12852/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health on reaching the age of 23 years a full time dependant student (details supplied) in County Sligo with medical needs was automatically removed from the family drug...
    • Thalidomide Victim Compensation
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the Irish Thalidomide Association in 2013 and not to take an adversarial approach to their plight (details supplied) [13312/13]
    • Health Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason two senior clinical leaders in nursing and medicine in North Galway mental health services have been relocated to West Galway; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/13]
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will identify, by name, hospitals in which management have implemented elements of the deal agreed between health service management and hospital consultants...
    • Mobility Allowance
      To ask the Minister for Health the way an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be administered; if he will ensure that current funding levels will be...
    • Vaccination Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a potential health risk to residents in Connemara, County Galway in view of the recent outbreak of TB on Inis Oirr, Aran Islands; his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/13]
    • Health Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty faced by the Health Service Executive in recruiting consultant radiologists; the way he proposes to address this...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the cost of drivers of each vehicle assigned to him and Junior Ministers in his Department since March 2011; the mileage and other costs claimed in respect of each...
    • Public Sector Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to address the deficit of 137 staff as identified in the Current Public Health Nursing Services published by the Health Service Executive...
    • Public Sector Staff Training
      To ask the Minister for Health if training for DPHN will take place in 2013; the number of places that will be available; if he will he provide detail of same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of times his Department authorised concussion and or percussive blow to the head as a permitted method of euthanasia for new-born puppies, kitten, fox...
    • Motorised Transport Grant
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the processing of the motorised transport grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; in view of the fact that...
    • Medicinal Products
      To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will allow the drug sativex to be distributed to multiple sclerosis sufferers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12499/13]
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that any proposals for hospital groupings in the Midlands will not adversely impact services currently provided at Midlands Regional Hospitals...
    • Water Fluoridation
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need to implement a fully independent toxicological and epidemiological study into the public health effects of adding fluoride to...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/13]
    • Legislative Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 to pass all stages; and when he expects the savings proposed in it to be passed on to the...
    • Symphysiotomy Report
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the Walsh Report into the practise of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12537/13]
    • Prescription Charges
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the Walsh Report into the practise of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
    • Optical Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme to improve eyecare for 12 to 16 years olds in view of the fact that at present there is no specific scheme for the majority of this...
    • National Newborn Screening Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the 1.6 million newborn screening card blood samples; his views on whether the destruction of the blood sample bank may have negative...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/13]
    • Mobility Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a mobility scooter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12592/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [12603/13]
    • Health Service Executive Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Health Service Executive Dublin North East on hiring taxis for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • General Practitioner Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of vehicles allocated to the D-Doc Service; the cost of repairs to the vehicles, fuel and so on for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health If he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/13]
    • Misuse of Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in drafting legislation that will enable the Gardaí to prosecute those found in the illegal possession of prescription drugs; and if he...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of current valid general practitioner visit cards and current valid medical cards today or latest available date and for preceding years of 2009, 2010,...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue an emergency discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Home Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the proposals in place to deal with fire safety issues at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/13]
    • Alcohol Pricing
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals for minimum pricing of alcohol; if restrictions on advertising alcohol promotions will be put in place; and if he will...
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the number of consultant neurologists currently employed in the health service; the current out-patient waiting times in each case; the way in...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the priority of works proposed for St Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon, County Leitrim in view of the fact that the hospital does not...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the savings that will accrue to his Department, the Health Service Executive and any other organisation under his remit as a result of the recent Public Service...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the effects the public service recruitment plan is having on the provision of services (details supplied) in respect of Adult Intellectual...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health if he wil provide clarification regarding the qualifying income limit for medical card applicants over the age of 70 (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/13]
    • Health Service Executive Reports
      To ask the Minister for Health if his office has received a report (details supplied); if not when does he expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for reimplantation surgery [12746/13]
    • Health Service Executive Properties
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason a former Health Service Executive facility (details supplied) in Dublin15 is being sold; if consideration will be given to the building being retained...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has indemnified suppliers of replacement hips, namely DePuy Ltd. or Johnson and Johnson Ltd.; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Water Fluoridation
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the current policy of fluoridating our water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12754/13]
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to expedite a decision on an application for occupational therapy assessment in respect of a child (details...
    • Home Help Service Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be continued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [12772/13]
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of medication will be refunded to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [12773/13]
    • Ambulance Service
      To ask the Minister for Health when the successful bidder for ambulance training (details supplied) will commence their contract with the Health Service Executive; the reason for the delay in...
    • Respite Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the funding sources available to a charity hoping to build a respite centre for sick children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Autism Awareness Month
      To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the proposal to mark 2 April 2013, the start of autism awareness month by lighting landmark buildings in blue; and if he will make a statement...
    • Animal Experimentation
      To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms and procedures his Department and or the IMB have in place to ensure enforcement of Regulation 9 of SI. 870 of 2004 (European Communities (Cosmetic...
    • Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Health the board fees and or remuneration, broken down by Chairman and individual board member, that were paid to Directors of the Health Services Executive and the Irish...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (detail supplied). [12853/13]
    • Medical Internships
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 13 February 2013, on medical intern places, the plans there are to accommodate non-EU students attending Irish medical...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with a hearing aid as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will have the Department of Finance amend Section 469 (1) (f) of the Taxes Consolidation Act (1997) to delete the words, or similar treatment prescribed by a...
    • Health Service Executive Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the management consultants currently employed by the Health Service Executive; and the fees paid to each [12907/13]
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the immediate need for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Parking Facilities
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount in revenue his Department receive from the nationwide controlled parking systems parking fees on the hospital grounds of the Mater Hospital, Beaumont...
    • Blind Welfare Allowance
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for blind welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [12938/13]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health the reasons that mental health issues are not considered as a long term illness for persons over 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if a small amount of home help will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/13]
    • Health Insurance Cost
      To ask the Minister for Health if there are any regulations in place regarding the pricing of private health insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/13]
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of an occupational therapist in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Facilities
      To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of an ICU high dependency bed in the neurosurgical centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13039/13]
    • Health Insurance Cover
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on the MRI scanning system that is in place at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for which Voluntary Health Insurance does not have a...
    • Maternity Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement without delay the provision of an Anomaly Scan at 20 weeks duration of pregnancy for all pregnant women in Ireland as part of the routine...
    • Hospital Facilities
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to provide a medical assessment unit at Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13110/13]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Signage
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position regarding the signage along the N59; if he will explain the necessity to have large signs at the junction of...
    • Irish Coast Guard
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the staffing issues at Valentia Coastguard Station, County Kerry and ensure that the best possible service is available to...
    • Vehicle Emissions
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to test Dublin Bus vehicle emissions at the same level as other commercial vehicles; the existing tests Dublin Bus are subject to in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs of providing hardware and software to his home and the home of Junior Minister in his Department; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Driving Licences
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is to be a role for scanned photographs within the SAFE process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/13]
    • Taxi Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding the Taxi Regulation Bill [12530/13]
    • Road Safety Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the increase in road deaths in the first quarter of 2013 to 37 in comparison to the 23 persons who lost their lives in the same...
    • Driving Licences
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the effect of the new credit card style of driving licence on photo ID professionals; if he will put in...
    • Bus Services
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact the CEO of Dublin Bus requesting that additional buses be laid on at the conclusion of major sporting or concert venues...
    • Taxi Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate alternative options to the implementation of six monthly licence renewals for limousines which are more than ten years...
    • Rail Services
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give an update on freight movement here; if there has been an increase in freight movements by rail since 2008; if he envisages...
    • Road Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the situation in the town of Glenties County Donegal, where in September 2010 during the annual fair,...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding allocated to the main street of Ardara Town, County Donegal, was not spent in this...
    • Taxi Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of SPSV licence holders here; and the number of these licences currently active and held by drivers working in the taxi industry....
    • Jobs Initiative
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available under the jobs initiative programme in 2013; the closing dates for receipt of applications; when decisions regarding...
    • Road Safety
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at incidents involving the collision of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians with Luas trams in particular in Dublin city...
    • Public Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated level of non-payment of fares on public transport services including DART, Luas, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; if he will...

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